Despite being feisty at the top, a little blue penguin that was found in Hokitika on Monday had a damaged bottom half and looked unlikely to survive the night. […]
Tag: hokitika beach
Kaniere School raises awareness
Kaniere School students have been studying penguins and decided everyone else should know about them too. […]
Penguin Art Installation at Hokitika’s Driftwood & Sand
The West Coast Blue Penguin Trust is planning for a bigger and better Penguinville experience during the Driftwood and Sand Festival 20-26th of January 2014. Come along towards the end of the Summer holidays and check out all the fun penguin activities we will have on offer. […]
New Trustee welcomed
Kim McPherson is delighted to have been invited to join the Trust as a Trustee. She brings experience in ecotourism as well as in community work through her involvement in the Scouting movement. […]
Kaniere School tracks penguins
Kaniere School children enjoyed a field trip to the beach on the northern edge of Hokitika recently, to discover who or what was using it. They found lots of penguin tracks and other bird and animal footprints, as well as plenty of evidence of humans. […]
First Annual Supporters add to summer donations
The Trust’s new Annual Supporter option, launched in the recent Summer Newsletter, is off to an impressive start with nearly $500 raised in donations already. On top of that, donations collected at sites and events in recent weeks, as well as takings and donations from Driftwood & Sand and Penguinville in Hokitika, totalled around $900. […]
Weather and action heats up for Penguinville
and for the Driftwood & Sand festival on Hokitika’s beach, 21-27 January. […]
Urban penguins not surviving in Hokitika
Sadly two little blue penguins from the north end of Hokitika’s town beach didn’t make it to the new year. […]
